江苏省南京市鼓楼区2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编：阅读理解

江苏省南京市鼓楼区

2021-2023年中考英语一模试题分类汇编

阅读理解

2023年江苏省南京市鼓楼区中考一模英语试卷

三、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最

佳选项、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

StudentVolunteersNeeded!

OnWednesday,May3rd,from10a.m.until4P.m.,MoonlightMiddleSchoolwillhold

musicfestivalintheschoolgym.Thespecialeventwillfeatureavarietyofprofessional

musiciansandsingers.

TaskTimeDate

Makeposters1p.m.-4p.m.April26th

Setupgym11a.m.-4p.m.May2nd

Helpperformers9a.m.-4p.m.May3rd

Welcomeguests10a.m.一2p.m.May3rd

Cleanupgym4p.m.-7p.m.May3rd

InterestedstudentsshouldspeakwithMs.Lin,themusicteacher.Studentswhowouldliketohelp

atthefestivalmusthavewrittenpermissionfromaparent.

26.Whattimewillthefestivalbegin?

A.At10a.m.B.At11a.m.C.At1p.m.D.At2p.m.

27.Whatjobwillbedonethedaybeforethefestivalstarts?

A.Makingposters.B.Settingupthegym.

C.Cleaningupthegym.D.Helpingtheperformers.

28.WhoneedstotalktoMs.Lin?

A.Parents.B.Students.C.Teachers.D.Performers.

B

Snowforestsmakeupabout30%oftheworld'stotal

forestareas.Thesewonderfulwoodlandsarenotasfamous

astheAmazonorotherrainforestsbuttheyarevery

importantforEarth'shealth.

Snowforestsarefoundinthefarnorthoftheworld,in

areasthatarequitecoldandusuallyhavealotofsnowfall.Theyrunforthousandsofmilesand

coverabout17%ofEarth'stotallandarea.

Snowforestshaveverycoldwintersthatcanlastuptosixmonthsbutevenso,theyarehome

tomanykindsofanimals,includingfoxes,hares,mice,moose,reindeerandwolves.

Thesewoodlandshaveanimportantjob-helpingtoabsorb（吸收）carbon-basedgases,which

cancauseclimatechange.However,snowforestsarefacingseveraldangers.Trees,arebeingcut

downfasterandfasterfortheirwood,whichcanbeusedforbuilding.Someforestsarebeing

clearedtomakespacefornewroadsandhouses,ortoallowcoalminingandoilandgasindustries

togrow.Thisleadstolessandlesslivingspaceforwildlife.Astheworldgetswarmerandweather

changes,theriskoffiresinsnowforestsrises.Inrecentyears,CanadaandRussiahaveseenvery

dangerousfires.

Environmentalandwildlifegroupsaroundtheworldareworkinghardtomakesnowforests

protectedareas.Thismeansthatloggingisnotallowedorcontrolledinsomeareasandtheforests

areseenasareasofspecialscientificinterest.Whenwoodisneeded,treereplantingandcareful

forestmanagementhelptoreducethebadinfluence.Hopefullythismeansthattheforestis

managedinawaythatitcansurviveandregrow.

29.Accordingtothispassage,whatdoweknowaboutsnowforests?

ATheyareatthesouthernendoftheearth.

B.Theycoverabout30%ofEarth'slandarea.

C.Theyarenotasimportantastherainforests.

D.Theyprovidelivingareasformanywildanimals.

30.WhichisNOTthedangerthatsnowforestsarefacing?

A.Thetreesarebeingcutdown.B.Someforestsarebeingcleared.

C.Thewintersarecolderthanbefore.D.Theriskoffiresisrisinggreatly.

31.Whatdoeslogginginthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.Cuttingdowntrees.B.Burningtheforest.

C.Buildingroadsandhouses.D.Huntingwildanimals.

“Didyouseethat?,,JoesaidtohisfriendBill.

“You'reagreatshooter!”

Billcaughtthebasketballandbounceditbeforethrowingit

again.Theballflewintothenet.

“Bill,younevermiss!”Joesaidadmiringly.

“UnlessI'minarealgame,"BiHcomplained."ThenImissall

thetime.

JoeknewthatBillwasright.BillperformedmuchbetterwhenhewashavingfunwithJoein

theschoolyardthanhedidwhenhewasplayingfortheschoolteaminfrontofalargecrowd.

“Maybeyoujustneedtopracticemore,“Joesuggested.

“ButIpracticeallthetimewithyou!"Billdisagreed.Heshookhishead,t4Ijustcan*tplay

wellwhenpeoplearewatchingm已“

"YouplaywellwhenI'mwatching,nJoepointedout.

“That'sbecauseFveknownyousincewewerefiveyearsold,“Billsaidwithasmile.

uTmjustnotcomfortableplayingwhenotherpeoplearearound.”

Joenoddedandunderstood,buthealsohadanidea.

ThenextdayJoeandBillmetintheschoolyardagaintopractice.Afterafewminutes,Joe

excusedhimself.

"Practicewithoutme,"Joesaidtohisfriend.4T11bebackinaminute.”

Joehurriedthroughtheschoolbuilding,gatheringtogetherwhomeverhecouldfind—two

students,amathsteacher,twosecretaries,andajanitor.WhenJoeexplainedwhyheneededthem,

everyonewashappytohelp.

Joeremindedthegrouptostayquietastheyallwenttowardtheschool'sbasketballcourt.As

Joehadhoped,Billwasstillpracticingbasketball.Hemadefivebasketsinarowwithoutnoticing

thesilentpeoplestandingbehindhim.

“Hey,Bill!^^Joecalledoutfinally.

Billturned.Alookofsurprisecameoverhisface.

“Ijustwantedtoshowyouthatyoucouldplaywellwithpeoplewatchingyou,"Joesaid.

“Nowyou'llhavenothingtoworryaboutforthenextgame!”

32.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthestory?

A.TwoBasketballLoversB.PracticeMakesPerfect

C.BillWinstheBigGameD.BilfsBasketballProblem

33.WhyisBillunhappy?

A.Histeamlosestoomanyimportantgames.

B.Joewatcheshimtoocloselywhenheplays.

C.Theschoolyardisnotagoodplacetopractice.

D.Heplaysbetterinpracticethanhedoesduringgames.

34.WhydoesJoedecidetogatheragroupofpeople?

A.Becausehewantstoshowthemhistalent.

B.Becausehewantsmoreplayersforhisteam.

C.BecausehewantstohelpBillfeellessnervous.

D.Becausehewantsmorepeopletoseethenextgame.

35.Whydoesthegrouphavetostayquiet?

A.BecauseBilllikestopracticealone.

B.BecauseJoeistellingBillwhattodo.

C.BecausethegroupneedstolistentoJoe*sinstructions.

D.BecausetheydonotwantBilltoknowtheywerethere.

D

OneofAmerica'sbest-knownandmost-lovedauthorsisLouisaMayAlcott.Shewrote

poems,plays,shortstories,andbooks.Foroverahundredyears,herworkshavebeenpopular

amongbothadultsandchildren.HowdidAlcottbecomeafamouswriter?

Bornin1832,AlcottgrewupinMassachusettswithherthree

sisters.Whenshewasveryyoung,shelovedtowrite.Shewould

thinkupwonderfulstoriesthatsheturnedintoplays.Alcottandher

sistersactedoutthedramas.Alcottalwaysplayedthemostexciting

parts:ghosts,bandits,andevilqueens.Shealsolovedplayingand

wanderingoutdoors.Infact,shewasconsideredquitea"tomboy”.

Inthosedays,girlswereexpectedtobeladylike,whichmeantmostly

sittingaroundlookingpretty.ThiswasnotAlcott'sway!Sheonce

saidthatnoboycouldbeherfrienduntilshehadbeatenhiminarace.Girlshadtoclimbtreesand

leapfenceswithheriftheywantedtobeherfriends.

Alcott'sfamilywaspoor.Atagefifteen,Alcottdecidedtohelpout.However,itwasnoteasy

forwomentofindworkinthe19thcentury.Alcottworkedatanyjobshecouldfind.Shetookcare

ofchildren,shetaught,andshewashedlaundryforotherpeople.

Alcott'sloveofwritingwasalwaysanimportantpartofher.Shewrotefromherownlife

experiencesandfromherimagination.DuringtheCivilWar,Alcottvolunteeredtoworkasanurse.

ShewroteaboutthisworkinherbookHospitalSketches.Shealsowrotethrillers（惊悚小说）that

werefullofsuspense.Whenherpublisheraskedhertowriteabookforgirls.

Alcottturnedtoherownlife.

Itwasthen,in1868,thatshewrotewhatwastobecomehermostpopularbook,Little

Women.ThenovelissetinNewEnglandduringtheCivilWar.Ittellsthestoryoffoursisters

growingup.ThefamilyisverysimilartotheAlcotts.Thebook'smaincharacter,Jo,isbasedon

Alcottherself.LikeAlcott,Joisadeterminedyoungwomanwithamindofherown.Thebook

wasaninstantsuccess.Itisstillpopulartodayandhasbeenmadeintoamovie.Alcottalsowrote

children'sbookswithboysasthemaincharacters.ThiswasthecaseintwootherAlcottbooks,

LittleMenandJo'sBoys.

EarlyinhercareersomeoneoncetoldAlcottthatsheshouldgiveupwritingand“stickto

teaching^^.ItisluckythatAlcottpaidnoattentiontothismisguidedperson.Sheknewwhatshe

wantedtodowithherlife—andshedidit!

36.WhichwordsinParagraph2helpreadersknowwhattheworddramasmeans?

A.turnedintoplaysB.lovedtowrite

C.grewupinMassachusettsD.wanderingoutdoors

37.WhichquestiondoesParagraph3answer?

A.WheredidAlcottgotowork?

B.HowdidAlcotthelpherfamily?

C.WhatsubjectdidAlcottteachatschool?

D.Whywasitdifficultforwomentofindwork?

38.InParagraph5,whyarethewordsLittleMenandJo'sBoyswrittenlikethis?

A.Tomakethewordseasiertoread.

B.Toshowthattheyaretitlesofbooks.

C.Ibmakethemmoreinterestingtoreaders.

D.Toshowthattheyaredifferentfromotherbooks.

39.WhatistheMOSTlikelythereasonwhytheauthorincludedthelastparagraph?

A.Toexplainwhysomepeopleshouldnotgiveadvice.

B.Toadvisereaderstoreadmoreabout:'LouisaMayAlcott'slife.

C.ToshowthatLouisaMayAlcottgotwhatshewantedoutoflife.

D.Toencouragereaderstowritestoriesabouttheirownexperiences.

40.Whatwouldbeagoodonlinesearchforthisquestion:HowdidAlcottsfamilyinfluenceher

writing?

A.ModernWomenWriters

B.NovelsandMovies:LittleWomen

C.PuttingTogetherLifeandWriting:Alcott

D.TheCompleteWorksofLouisaMayAlcott

2022年江苏省南京市鼓楼区中考一模英语试卷

三、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最

佳选项、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

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BOO*I!_

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Here'showtomakeyourownreturningboomerangoutofcardboard._

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togetheratthecentre.

5.Decorateyourboomerangwithcolouredmarkers.

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6.Folduptheendsofeachcardboardstripaboutoneinchfromtheendof

eachblade.

FlyingTips:

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1.Findanopenareaoutdoorsawayfromotherpeople.

2.Holdyourboomerangverticallysothecurvedtipsbendtowardyou.

3.Throwtheboomerangwithaquicksnapofyourwristusingjustalittle

force.

4.Adjustthefoldsandpracticeyourthrowtomaketheboomerangfly

better.

Dictionary:boomerang回飞镖；trace描摹;blade镖刃；vertically垂直地;adjust调整

26.WhichitemisalsousedinStep1of"MakeaBoomerang,,?

A.Cardboard.B.Scissors.C.Whiteglue.D.

Colouredmarkers.

27.WhatwillaboomerangbelikeifStep5ismissing?

A.Itwon'tflyback.B.ItwillbeinX-shape.

C.Itwilllook,verycommon.D.Itwon'tbeheavyenough.

28.Whatdoesthewritergive“FlyingTips"fbr?

A.Totellhowtomakeaboomerang.B.Totellwhataboomeranglookslike.

C.Totellwhatmaterialswillbeneeded.D.Totellhowtothrowandusea

boomerang

TheDistantTalkingDrum

Fromdeepintherainforest

ThesoundofadistanttalkingdrumIhear-

Faraway,faraway.

Formeitcalls.

Clearlyitcalls

Formetodance,

Formentodance,

Forwomentodance,

Forchildrentodance

Andthesoundofthedistantdrum

Echoes（回响）throughtherainforest.

Thedistanttalkingdrum

Iscallingacrossthemighty（辽阔的）rainforest

Formetocome,

Formetodance.

Nowthesoundofsweetsongs

Ihear.

Beautifullytheyflow!

Andthedistanttalkingdrum

Isstillcalling

Faraway,faraway.

Clearlyitcalls

Formetocome,

Formetodance.

Soacrosstherainforest,

Thewide,wild,andwonderfulrainforest,

Igo!

29.Whichfeelingdoes"TheDistantTalkingDrum,,create?

A.Fear.B.Sadness.C.Surprise.D.

Excitement.

30.Howisthedrummostlikeaperson?

A.Itmakespeopledance.B.Itechoesthroughtheforest.

C.Itcommunicateswithpeople.D.Itmakesthesoundofsweetsongs.

31.Basedoninformationinthepoemwhatwillprobablyhappen?

A.Thedrumswillnolongerecho.B.Men,women,andchildrenwilldance.

C.Animalswillrunawayinalldirections.D.Therainforestwillsoonbequiet

again.

C

IworkataUSuniversitywheremyteamandIaretryingtolearnmoreaboutwaterbirds,

especiallyonecalledtheAmericanblackduck.Andwe'vejuststartedusinganexcitingpieceof

equipmentcalleda"night-visionscope”,whichallowsustoseetheducksinthedark!

We'reworriedaboutblackducksmainlybecausetheirnumbershavefallenhugelyandwe

don'tknowwhetherthere'senoughfoodontheeastcoastfortheseanimals.There?slotsof

informationabouttheirdaytimeactivities,butnothingaboutwhattheydoatnight,becausewe

simplyhaven'thadtheequipment.Butthisnew“scope”willproducereallyclearpictures,evenon

moonlessnights,sowe'Hbeabletofindoutmoreandmakebetterdecisionsaboutlookingafterthe

areawheretheylivebasedonwhatwelearn.

Itisveryhardwork.Therearefourofus,eachworkingsixhoursdaily.We'vestudiedducksin

differentlocations,andFvehadtotakeaboattosomeplacesandmakenotesoneveryduckIsee.

Theweatherhasn'thelped——somenightsarewarm,butmoreoftenit'swet.Oh,andit'ssoquietTve

neededlotsofcoffeetostopmefallingasleep!We'veonlymissedoneworkingdaysofar,because

thesnowwastoodeepevenforourspecialsnowvehicles.

StillIlikethechallengeofit,especiallycomparedtowhatthesummerwillbring-hoursinalab,

whereweHllookatourresultstogether.ItUlbehardtostayandworkforlonghoursinside-butit's

necessarytodothis.AndIwouldn'tchangeitfbranything!

32.Whatisthewriterdoinginthetext?

A.He'sdescribinghowhebecameawildlifebiologist.

B.He'sgivingareportofsuccesshe'shadinhiswork.

C.He'sexplaininghowheisdoingapieceofresearch.

D.He'ssuggestinghowreaderscanlearnaboutonetypeofbird.

33.WhatisthewriterhopingtodiscoveraboutAmericanblackducks?

A.Whattheiractionsarelikeafterdark.

B.Whichkindoffoodtheyneedtoliveon.

C.Whichanimalscausethefallintheirnumbers.

D.Whatmakestheeastcoastasuitableplaceforthem.

34.Whenthewriterspendslongtimewatchingducks,he.

A.sometimesfindsitdifficulttostayawake

B.findsthere'senoughtodotokeephisinterest

C.dislikeshavingtodealwithlowtemperatures

D.isgladtohavethechancetoworkinaquietplace

35.Whatdoesthewritersayaboutworkinginsidealaboverthesummer?

A.He'slookingforwardtostudyinghisresults.

B.Heacceptsthatit'sanecessarypartofhisjob.

C.He'shappyhe'llbeworkingwithotherpeople.

D.Hefeelspleasedthathe711avoidthehotweather.

D

IfsnoteasyhavingGrahamforalastname.Ourfamilygetsteased（被取笑）alot.Oneday

mydaughter,Elise,gottiredofbeingcalled"grahamcracker".Soshetoldeverybodyatschool

thatherUncleSylvesterinventedgrahamcrackers（全麦饼干）.Theylaughed.

TodaywehavegrahamcrackersbecauseofElise'sgreat-great-great-great-great-uncle!He

wasbornin1794-asicklyboynamedSylvesterGraham,whohadnoparentstocareforhim.He

grewupwishinghewerestrongandhealthy.Hewatchedpeopleswallow（大口吃）theirfood.

Pilesoffriedpotatoes.Platesofredmeat.Poundsofpastries.Hethoughttheylookedlikebig

snakesswallowingtheirhugemealswhole!Thenhesawthesamepeoplegetsickoroverweight.

Doctorsdidn'tknowhowtocurethem.

Sylvesterreadaboutanexperimentinwhichadog,fedonlywhitebread,gotsickanddied.

Butadogthatwasfedwhole-wheatbreadstayedhealthy.Sylvesterbegantowonderifsomeof

thenutrients（营养）lostwhilemakinggrainsintowhiteflour（面粉）.Hechangedhisowndietto

mostlywholegrains,freshfruits,andvegetables.Hefeltalotbetter,andhecouldn'twaittoshare

hisnewideas.

Hugecrowdsgatheredtohearthesmallexcitedmaninatailcoat.4€Eatfoodsthataregoodfbr

you,“criedSylvester."FindNature'swayandfollowher!^^Manypeopletookhisadvice,andhe

begantohopethatsomedayallAmericanswouldstopeatinglikeboaconstrictors.

Flourmadefromthewhole-wheatgrainwasnamedafterSylvester.Withthisgrahamflour,

hisfollowers,calledGrahamites,bakedbreadandcrackers.Insteadofhotmorninggruel（燕麦粥）,

Grahamitesatecoldcereal—“Granola”.

SylvesterGrahamthoughtthateatingwhole-grainsnackswasgoodforyou.Thennewspapers

calledhim“anutamongthecrackers”.Buttoday,150yearslater,scientistshaveprovedhewas

right.

EvenwhenElisegetsteased,she'sgladhernameisGraham,asincracker.Atleastit'sbetter

than,say,BoaConstrictor!

36.WhatdoyouthinkaboutSylvesterGrahamafterreadingthepassage?

A.Hewasclever.B.Hewasunfriendly.

C.Hewashumorous.D.Hewasoverweight.

37.WhatisthemainreasonthatSylvestertoldpeopletoeathealthyfood?

A.Hisdislikeofvegetables.B.Hisdiscoveriesaboutdiet.

C.Hisdislikeofdogexperiments.D.Hisdiscoveriesaboutboa

constrictors.

38.Whatpicturedoesthephrase"eatinglikeboaconstrictors,,describe?

A.Peopleeatingsmallmeals.B.Peopleeatingfriedpotatoes.

C.Peopleswallowinghugemeals.D.Peopleswallowingredmeat.

39.Whatwasthemaindifferencebetween“Granola“andothercereals?

A.Itwaseasytoeat.B.Itwaseasytocook.

C.Itwashotgruel.D.Itwasacoldcereal.

40.HowdidEliseGraham'sfeelingsabouthernamechange?

A.Fromsadtopleased.B.Fromexcitedtocalm.

C.Fromhappytounsure.D.Fromconfidenttounhappy.

2021年江苏省南京市鼓楼区中考一模英语试卷

三、阅读单选

HereisinformationofsomearticlesintheReadersGuide.Usethesesampleentries（条目）to

choosethecorrect

answers.

ANIMALS,FARMDucksandswans:what'sthedifference?

SeealsoB.BareiioScienceDigestD1412018P34-35

FarmingHonkifyoulo\egeese!N.Michelson.

Ahorse'slife:justsa\neigh.N.Johansen.AgricultureandYou.M\*2018P56-58

FarmingMagAp4*2018P87-90Isan\animalreallyasstubbornasamule?

All\ctsarcoff:ashortageofanimaldoctors.M.Vicars.ScienceDigestF12*2018P87-89

L.Landon.TimeMagD13'2018P45Ne\erpullthewooloverasheep'seyes.

Anudderdisgrace:themilkstrikecontinues.T.Albright.NewsweekMagJI14*2018

J.Jackson.USNewsReportJa'2018P29-32

P23—24Newfeedforanewage.G.OToonex

Chicksandducksandgeesebetterscurr\:aScienceDigestMr14'2018P99-101

coldwinter'scoming.WeatherGazette.Newwaystoshearsheepatthebaa-baashop.

N'2018Pl2—13P.Nelson.Parmer'sGuideAg'2018P78-80

Dopigsrealheatlikepigs?D.Ta\lor.Shouldfarmersclonesheep?J.Miller

Farmer'sGuideF16'2018P90-94TimeMagMr10'2018P55-58

Don'tbeachickenwith\ourchickens.Wh\didthechickencrosstheroad?andother

G.MemiIIan.FarmingMagJi16*2018farmanimaljokes.F.Mock.

P44—45HumourMagF'2018P17

26.Thearticle"Honkifyoulovegeese!"isin.

A.Farmer'sGuideF167018B.HumourMagF'2018

C.AgricultureandYou.My*2018D.WeatherGazette,N'2018

27.writesthearticle4tDopigsreallyeatlikepigsM?

A.D.TaylorB.L.LandonC.P.NelsonD.J.Miller

28.Youcanfindthearticle“Newfeedforanewage."on.

A.P44-45B.P56-58C.P87-90D.P99-101

Somuchworkandtoolittleplayisnotgoodforanybody,especiallyschoolstudents.That's

whatwehave—toomuchworkandtoolittleplay.Gettingmorevacationisawaytocorrectthis

problem.

Ithinkthatwestudentsshouldbegivenmuchmorevacationtimethanwegetrightnow.At

thepresenttime,we'reoffonlythreeweeksinwinter,twomonthsinsummer,andallnational

holidays.Ifsnotenough.Weworkhardinschool,andweneedtimetorelax.Weneedmoretime

thanwegetnow.Infactweneedalotmoretime.

StudentsshouldgetmorevacationtimebecauseIfeelwegotoschooltoomuchduringthe

year.TveonlycheckedwithmybestfriendMatt,butIthinkthewholeschoolwouldagreewith

meonthis.Theyallunderstandtheimportanceoftimeawayfrombooksandhomework.They

wouldagreethatmoretimeforballgamesandtelevisionwouldbeagoodidea.

Adultswhoworkinbusinessgetvacation,sowhyshouldn'tkids?Yes,schoolisimportant,

butsoisvacation.Ifssomethingthatallkidsdeserve.Nowisthetimetoseethatwegetwhatwe

deserve.

29.Whatisthewriter'sopinioninthepassage?

A.Studentsshouldgetmoreschooltime.

B.Studentsshouldhavemorevacationtime.

C.Studentsshouldspendmoretimeonballgames.

D.Studentsshouldunderstandtheimportanceofplay.

30.HowdoesthewritersupporthisopinioninParagraph3?

A.Bydescribingmanydetails.B.Bytellingtruestories.

C.Byexpressingtheirthoughts.D.Byshowingsomenumbers.

31.It'ssomethingthatallkidsdeserve.Theword“deserve“inthesentencemeans

A.shouldbegivenB.shouldbetold

C.shouldbetaughtD.shouldbeallowed

Sonialookedatthedrycereal（麦片）inherbowl.Themilkcartonwasacrossthetablein

frontofSonia'slittlebrother,Trenton.SoniawasquietlywaitingforTrentontostoptalkingsoshe

couldaskhimtopassthemilk.

“IhopeIhaveenoughpencils/Trentonsaid.ItwasTrenton'sfirstdayofschool.Hewas

veryexcitedaswellasalittlenervous.

Agrowl（咕噜声）camefromSonia'sstomach,andshedecidednottowaitanylonger.She

couldn'tunderstandwhatalltheexcitementwasabout.Allshewantedtodowastoeathercereal

butsheneededthemilk.

"Trenton—“saidSonia.

“IthinkJorgeisinMs.Rick'sclasstoo,nTrentonsaid.Hehadnotevenheardhissistercall

hisname.Hewastoobusytalkingtohisfatheraboutwhatmighthappenonhisfirstdayof

school.

“Trenton—“saidSoniaalittlelouder.tuIwonderifFilbeabletofindthelunchroom.What

shouldIdoifIamlateforlunch?v

“Trenton!”Soniasaidalittlemoreloudly.

Trentonstoppedtalking.Dadlookedupfromhiscupofcoffee.

"I'msorry,butIneedTrentontopassthemilk,,,Soniasaid,“Hetalkedforanhour!”

“Ididn'ttalkforanhour,^^Trentonsaid."Youdid,^^Soniasaid.

“Ididn,t,,,Trentonsaid.

“That'senoughJDadsaidtoTrenton.

DadturnedtoSonia,“Irememberbreakfastonyourfirstdayofschool.^^

Soniathoughtbacktothatday.Shehadbeennervous,andshehadaskedDadamillion

questions.Dadhadansweredeveryone.Maybesheneededtoshowalittlemoreunderstanding

towardsheryoungerbrother.uDon,tworryaboutgettinglost.Yourteacherwilltakeyouwhere

youneedtogo.Icancheckyourbackpacktoseeifyouhaveeverythingyouneed,^^shesaid.

Trenton'sfacebrightened.ucReally?^^

“Butyouhavetodosomethingfirst,9,Soniasaid."What'sthat?,,Trentonasked.

Soniasmiledatherlittlebrother."Passmethemilk!^^

32.WhichquestiondoesParagraph2answer?

A.WhoisTrenton'st